Allegheny Portage

The 23-mile crossing from Susquehanna West Branch to the Allegheny River followed Portage Creek to a "canoe place" near this point. From here Indians and pioneers continued on their way by boat down the Allegheny River.

Marker is at the intersection ...

National Historic Landmark-Allegheny Portage Railroad

National Historical Landmark- Allegheny Portage Railroad of the Pennsylvania Canal

This first railroad over the Allegheny Mountains operated from 1834 to 1854 and was considered a technological marvel of its time.

An inclined plane, it carried canal boats over a 36-mile ...

Allegheny Portage Railroad

National Historic

Civil Engineering Landmark

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